The U.S. House of Representatives today approved a “resolution of disapproval” against Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.), criticizing Wilson for a “breach of decorum” that “degraded the proceedings of the joint session” when he heckled President Barack Obama on Wednesday.

The final roll call was 240 in favor and 179 opposed — with five Democrats voting present and 12 opposing the resolution. All but seven Republicans stood by Wilson and voted against the resolution. Several of them, including much of the House Republican leadership, have also backed Wilson with financial support in recent years.

All four of these members who have already given to Wilson this cycle voted against the resolution that criticized his behavior.

During the 2008 election cycle, Wilson received $4,000 from the campaign committee of Rep. Thad McCotter (R-Mich.), $4,000 from the committees of Rep. Gresham Barrett (R-S.C.) and $1,000 from the campaign committee of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.).

McCotter and McCarthy both voted against the disapproval resolution, as well. Barrett was not present and did not vote on the matter. Earlier in the day, Barrett posted a YouTube video in support of Wilson.

A fellow South Carolinian, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, also gave Wilson $5,000 last cycle via his leadership PAC. In the aftermath of the outburst, Graham called Wilson’s behavior “inappropriate.” But Graham too, has expressed support for Wilson, saying, “when it comes to Congressman Wilson’s future, I will do everything I can to help him get reelected.”

Wilson shouted “you lie” after Obama told the audience last week that his package of health care reforms would benefit only U.S. citizens and people legally present in the country. The outburst was widely criticized, and Wilson later called White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel to apologize.

House leaders, however, demanded a full apology on the floor of the U.S. House. But Wilson refused.

As Capital Eye has noted previously, Wilson and his Democratic opponent, Rob Miller, have both reportedly enjoyed seven-figure influxes of campaign contributions since Wilson’s remark. It won’t be until mid-October that candidates are required to file their next official campaign finance reports with the Federal Election Commission.

Wilson beat Miller by 7.6 percentage points in his district’s 2008 congressional race — outspending him roughly two-to-one. When candidates filed their most recent round of campaign finance reports at the end of June, Wilson had about four times as much cash on hand as Miller: $212,000 to $49,000.

According to his most recent personal financial disclosure report, Wilson also accrued somewhere between $375,000 and $815,000 of new debt during 2008.

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